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Critical Skills for Social Work

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Cover of Positive Social Work

Positive Social Work

by Angie Sheard and Julie Adams

Published 1 January 2013
Leaving university and entering the world of Social Work can be quite a daunting experience for many students, though also exciting and challenging. This new publication will help the Newly Qualified Social Worker to understand their role within the context of a newly emerging and developing Social Work service. It will ensure that they are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to do the job as best they can. Positive Social Work is packed with information and resources to enable the NQSW to work in a professional manner, to protect themselves from the pressures of the role and to ensure they know where to look for support. This book will also assist them with ongoing professional development by giving them tools they can adapt for their own area of Social Work. All Chapters are directly linked to the new Professional Capabilities Framework. This book provides a unique tool designed to support the NQSW's journey through the Assessed & Supported Year in Employment and is full of case studies and exercises designed to help understanding and develop positive habits which will enhance their career.

Cover of Active Social Work with Children with Disabilities

Active Social Work with Children with Disabilities provides a comprehensive social worker's guide to working with children with disabilities, exploring current issues from the perspective of both the social worker and the family. Many people are afraid of working in this field of social work and this book dispels the myths and fears about working with children with disabilities and build the social worker's confidence in an area that is often left behind within the social work world.

The book will help you to:

  • undertake a social work assessment with a child with a disability
  • consider the holistic needs of the child and the family
  • explore the impact of grief and loss upon the family
  • build emotional intelligence and resilience within families.
  • communicate with children with disabilities communication techniques.

The new SEND legislation and issues around Safeguarding of Children with Disabilities and Transition to Adult Social Care for the young person are explored, and activities and scenarios help you to critically reflect and explore theory and practice further